Lisa's FAQ's are very well written : -
www.cloud9vaping.co.uk/epages/yxve46fvrnud.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/yxve46fvrnud/Categories/FAQs#1Maybe just use the relevant parts such as : -
1. What is an electronic cigarette?
The Electronic Cigarette (also known as a personal vaporiser or PV) is a battery-powered gadget which imitates a regular tobacco cigarette and can deliver nicotine to the user without the combustion and smell associated with tobacco cigarettes. Whilst it doesn’t feel exactly the same as smoking, using an e-cig or “vaping” as it is known, does mimic the sensation of smoking and can satisfy that hand-to-mouth requirement that many smokers have.
2. How do they work?
The majority of e-cigs consist of three main parts, a mouthpiece/cartridge, an atomising device and a rechargeable battery.
Upon inhalation or upon pressing the button (on a manual device) a heating element (atomiser) inside the unit vaporises the liquid nicotine from the cartridge into a fine vapour / mist that replicates the look and feel of smoke.
3. What are the benefits of vaping?
* No flame, no burning tobacco or any other substances
* No tar
* No unpleasant odours or tobacco smells clinging to clothes and hair
* Not banned under the UK smoking ban
* Simulates smoking
* Less costly than smoking
* Instant nicotine hit (10 x faster than gum or patches)
* No smoke irritation to your eyes
* Huge choice of flavours.
* Controllable nicotine level (or even zero nicotine)
* More flexible – you can take one or two puffs if you want, rather than feeling you have to finish or waste a whole cigarette.
* No more matches, lighters, ashtrays and dirty smelly cigarette butts.
6. How is it affected by the UK smoking ban?
Lit tobacco produces tar, carcinogens, carbon monoxide and many hundreds of other toxic substances and is a contributory factor in the deaths of over 100,000 people each year in the UK,
The UK Government decided to make it illegal to use tobacco based cigarettes in public places by introducing a wide-reaching smoking ban in 2006.
Chapter 28, Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 1, Para 2 of The Health Act 2006 states:
“smoking” refers to smoking tobacco or anything which contains tobacco, or smoking any other substance; and smoking includes being in possession of lit tobacco or of anything lit which contains tobacco, or being in possession of any other lit substance in a form in which it could be smoked.
Therefore, the use of electronic smoking products and PVs is excluded from this Act as these devices contain no tobacco; are not ignited, and produce no smoke from burning substances.
